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"This study presents evidence that the correlation in brothers' earnings has risen in recent decades. We use two distinct cohorts of young men from the National Longitudinal Surveys and estimate that the correlation in earnings between brothers rose from 0.26 to 0.45. This suggests that family...
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Youth employment issues are a major concern for many countries because they have negative effects on the welfare of … Evaluation Group (IEG) evaluation of the World Bank Group’s support to countries trying to address youth employment issues. The … World Bank lending portfolio for youth employment is relatively small, although components of programs appear in 57 …
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past youth employment interventions in the region. It argues for the need of an integrated approach should governments want … to tackle youth employment issues in a sustainable manner. Indeed, in African countries, with large informal sectors and …
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characteristics of youth employment and the role of education and skills in the school-to-work transition in Indonesia. The slow … whether senior secondary education is providing the right skills for its students, the section explores the employment profile …
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, especially for high-skilled and productive employment, as well as improvements in human capital levels to ensure that citizens … are able to take advantage of employment opportunities. Currently, however, low human capital levels greatly limit the … productivity and employment outcomes of the population, as evidenced by the fact that a majority continues to work in subsistence …
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The main objective of the report is to provide diagnosis on youth employment, which can provide the basis for future … employment outcomes in Kosovo. The chapter then explains the framework, scope, and limitations of this study (Why youth? Why … youth in jeopardy?). Chapter two develops a youth employment profile using data from the 2003-2006 labor force surveys and …
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Brazilian young people are well on their way to becoming productive and contributing members of society. Three-quarters of young Brazilians surveyed responded that they are happy with themselves and with their lives. And they have the numbers to make substantial contributions to the present and...
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